Collapsible hod



T. M. HEVENER COLLAPS IBLE HOD Jan. l1, 1949.

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Patented Jan. 11, 1949 4CQLL'M!.SIBL'IrsHQE@ 'ryrsi-Mrr'evenenlos-Angeles, ,Calin p Application-September 4, 1945;;,SerialNbf.firmen Thisinvention'relates that the same may be collapsednandxeadilygc ried or,`when not' in use, can be storedfinfasmall-f space.

A still further objectcharacter` which can beeu-ickly; set'wu kinds ofmaterials, wfhethergsolid-por.-:semiuidg A still furtherobject-istonprovidefa-.hod which:-

is simple .and durable inconstruction` and `will.l not.`r

readily getv out of o-rder.` o

With the foregoing and-otherobjects inaviews which will appear as thedeseriptiomproceedstthet invention consists of ycerta-in novelldetail-stoffr con-1+ struction and combination-s of;A parts:heren-iafter-frl is to; provideahodtjoi this; A fior-ruses andfwhich willoperate eflicientlyqfor-ghbldin 'all to, a" hod so-censtructedfl morefully described and;` pointed-.zout inthez claim, it kbeing,understood-that gchangeszmay'gbe:

madey in the construction andzzarrangementf.off;

parts y without departing--A from; thea-'spirits of :I the invention asclaimed.

In therv accompanying... drawings the preferred form of the inventionhas been shown.

In said drawings- Figure 1 is a side.. elevatiqnof. thedmd..` set up`for use, the .handle being broken away. r

Figure 2 is an elevation, of the back end thereof.

Figure 3'is-a top plan-view.-

Figure 4 is a section on lined-4, Figureul.'l Figure 5fis' aviewshowinggtheghod collapsed.

Figure 6y is an enlargedYseCtionethrouglavapor tion of the-hod taken onthealine-.iB-G, Figur-1522. Figure '7 is a perspective view of one ofthe reenforcing frames of the hod.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, i and 2 designatebottom strips which are substantially wedge-shaped in cross-section andformed with depending flanges 3. These strips are so proportioned thatwhen they are pressedtogether along their inner faces, their top faces 4will be alined substantially at rightangles to the meeting faces of thestrips, with both the inner and top faces meeting along a line drawnlongitudinally through the center ofy t hod. A strip of soft materialsuch as rubber hasbeen indicated at 5 and is seated in opposed grooves 6within the strips I and 2, This strip is removably mounted in one of thegrooves but cementedor otherwise secured in the other groove so thatwhen the members are moved apart, the strip will pull out of one of thegrooves as shown particularly in Figure 5.

When the strips I and 2 are in Contact with each other as shown forexample in Figures 2 and 4, their outer sides diverge upwardly.` asindicated at I and to each of these diverging sides 'Iv is,rmlysseeured-.tthey'bottoniportionfoffrgone `of thev side-boards 8 ofthe hod: Eachrside-board cambiav ofcihe fzu'sllalL;.configLuration.;`

Seeuredeto.` thai-inner. side of :eachof the sideboardsgii-saleen-forcing. frameone-V` of which.k hasl been shown-tin: detail;in,Figure ,7., This reen-` fercineiirar-ne,comprisesaftopf.stripe-shaped, to follcwytheycontour, of i the top;edgeV of i the f sidey board and; also havingaanl end' legel 0f andlanin-4 Aftermediate:leglzl Lathe-fend legfpbeingA secured to theside-board adjaeen-t.toi` but spaced; inwardly from the back-.edgeIZi-thereofv.` The-leg-sdtand II landfa-lsegtheifront end ofthe `strip`9f-fhaveJpot-- tdmtstrips; I-3 .extending laterally therefrom,y theseI, strips; being-fastenedmo the surface 4- ot one of the ,Strips-illandi.andthecorrespondingloppbsed strips-I 3 .'.ofI .the Atwo2frames-fbeingconnected `by'` hinges., I 4v :centered-z above` thevmeeting facesI y of the-fstrips-.I and..2.-A Asfshown in the drawings,-the frames4` can ,bei-seatedin grooves.-in.the side-kboard.-andthetten-.strips provided .therefor.-v

The r'espeetive. legs, I-Ut and their i associated stripsvf3extending.,-therefromu are provided along their `forwar,dgeiges-with; stop flanges.I 5 f extended I toward eaehother, onefotthe/ anges-.being oifset atits lowerfend, asshown'atIB-ise that the-,flanges wil1,.lap.y when'thee-,hod. is; foldedas .hereinafter explained and-...as illustratedfi-n- Figurer. 5.

A` foldable, end:boardV is'. .prcwrdedY 4.between the side-llmard-` .8.andconsists :of.segmental. sections- I1 .hingedly connected. alongtheir inner or.y meety ing edges as indicated at I8, the hinge being solocated that these segments can fold inwardly between the side-boards.Additional hinges I9 `connect the outer sides of the segments I1 withthe respective side-boards and when the segments I1 are alined, as shownin Figures 2 and 3, they bear outwardly against the stop flanges I5. Forsealing purposes strips y20 of soft material such as rubber can beseated in the segments I1 so as to press against the'top flanges asshown particularly in Figure 6.

A forked plate 2| is secured to the outer side of each side-board 8,each plate being extended upwardly from a jaw 22 which extends under theadjacent flange 3. From the jaws are extended stem sections 23 and 24which, when brought toother. This will be plainly apparentby referringto Figure 4. f y

A shoulder yrest or pad in theiformbf a block'v 28 is hingedlyconnected, as at 29, to one of the anges 3 and is so positioned thatwhen the flanges are pressed together as shown in Figures l i 2 and 4,this block can ybe extended ,under both anges and can be secureddetachably in proper position by means of a springcatch 29 engaging rib36 on the other ange 3 as shown in Figure `2,.

ate to hold the flanges together until the sleeve 21 has been screwedonto thesplit stem made up' of the parts 23 and 24.

When the hod` is not in use the two segments l1 are folded togetherbetween the side-boards 8 and said side-boards are swung toward eachother as' shown in Figure 5. 'At this time the strips i and 2 aredisposed along diverging lines with thestem sections 23 and 24 likewisediverging as shown in Figure-5. Thus the hod can be made into a compactbundle and can be conveniently carried'from place to place in aconveyance.

When it is desired tovset up the hod for use, the sections 23 and 24 areswung toward leachother and the segments l1 arelikewise swung outwardlyso as to press against the sealing stripsA 28 and come into alinementwith each other. The

block 28 is then snapped into1 the position shownv in Figure 2 so as tohold the anges 3 in contact in a preliminary locking arrangement, andthereafter the sleeve 21 is screwed onto thecontacting stem sections 23and 24, thereby securely holding the parts of the hod assembled inposition to carry a load. By providing the backing strips 5 and 20 it ispossible to use the hodnot only for carry'- ing bricks and other solidsbut also for carrying mortar and other semifluid material.

It will be noted that the structure is very simple and compact and willnot readilyget out Iof order. It is to be further noted that the weightof the load in the hod, pressing outwardly against the sectional endboard, itself assists in making more 4 tight the sealing engagementbetween the end board and stop anges. Further, any tendency of the loadto press outwardly against the side boards only results in bringing intotighter engagement the bottom strips carrying the sealing means 6.

What is claimed is:

A hod including hingedly connected bottom strips, wedge-shaped in crosssection, normally contacting along their inner faces along a line drawnlongitudinally through the center of the hod, andnormally divergingupwardly along their .outer sides, the upper faces thereof normallymeeting along asid center line whereby to form a flat bottom, therebeing opposed grooves formed in the innerufaces and spaced from theupper faces,l a'sealing means mounted in one of the i grooves;4 andproportioned to be received in the y, j v opposite groove, dependingflanges on the strips When the block is thus positioned, it will oper;

' extending the length thereof and proportioned to normally engage eachother along said center line, a shoulder' rest hinged to one of theflanges, a catch 'means hinged to the shoulder' rest, forlocking-engagement with the hinge, whereby to provide a preliminary lockfor the bottom strips, side'boards secured to the outer sides of thestrips, reinforcing frames respectively connected to the in n'ersides ofthe respective side boards, and to the upper faces of the bottom strips,stop flanges Vat one end of the reinforcing frames, hingedly connectedsegmental end sections, constituting an end board, sealably engageableby the stop flanges, hinge connections between the respective endvsections and side boards, jaws xedlyconnected to the respective sideboards and proportioned to lockingly embrace the depending anges,ste1nsections rigid with the jaws and 'engageable with each other to form asectional stem, a handle, and means carried by the handle-adapted toremovably connect the handle to the stem.

s l i TYRIS M. HEVENER.

'y REFERENCES CITED `The following references are of record in the leofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Burdett Apr. 14, 1908

